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Year 5

Civics and Citizenship

Inquiry Questions

  • What is democracy in Australia and why is voting in a democracy important?

  • Why do we have laws and regulations?

  • How and why do people participate in groups to achieve shared goals?

ACHASSK115: The key values that underpin Australia’s democracy. 

ACHASSK116: The key features of the electoral process in Australia.

ACHASSK117: Why regulations and laws are enforced and the personnel involved.

ACHASSK118: How people with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal.

Year 6

Civics and Citizenship

Inquiry Questions

  • What are the roles and responsibilities of the different levels of government in Australia?

  • How are laws developed in Australia?

  • What does it mean to be an Australian citizen?

ACHASSK143: The key institutions of Australia’s democratic system of government and how it is based on the Westminster system.

ACHASSK144: The roles and responsibilities of Australia’s three levels of government.

ACHASSK145: The responsibilities of electors and representatives in Australia’s democracy.

ACHASSK146: Where ideas for new laws can come from and how they become law.

ACHASSK147: The shared values of Australian citizenship and the formal rights and responsibilities of Australian citizens.